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The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision (1945)

1945-05-03 · 119 min · Rating 7.30/10 (26 votes)

The Book That Thrilled Millions!

Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.

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